Abea
Tribe of Judah Social Media Manager
Very good point Durruck.
*nods in agreement*
*nods in agreement*
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But he does describe the signs of the end times. And false prophets such as these just proves 'it is near', but it has always been near. We just don't know when EXACTLY it will happen. It has always been 'near' since 2000 years ago.
How can one put an entire city to the sword and still be considered 'good'?
Josiah was faithful. He died in battle. Though Judah repented, destruction still came. Even though wasn't everyone supposed to die for their own sins and not their fathers'? Well this chapter confuses me. Here's Josiah who was righteous and he got killed, and the city in Jonah escaped without any repercussions. I'm sorry but in this scenario I find it hard to see God as the good guy.Guess what happens if Israel remains faithful? No plague!
So did Josiah.Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”
but if I was a follower, how would you recommend I break out of it? How do I differentiate the lies from the truth? He's mixing a little lie with a lot of truth. Common marketing trick actually. Provide a lot of facts and then attempt to pass your own stuff as fact together with the rest.You still don't need to wait for his dates to pass to figure out he's wrong.
Not in that time. Old Testament still had a lot of family cursing going on. While technically, we are judged on our own merits today, we still have Adam's curse running through our blood. We tend to make a lot of decisions based on how our parents raised us - we become the fathers to our children that our fathers were to us. Kids in broken homes have a higher liklihood of repeating the cycle. Kids of alcoholics are far more likely to become alcoholics themselves. Kids that were abused are more likely to abuse their own children. My co-worker is an atheist, and so are his children. I see people at work that are 4th generation welfare abusers.Josiah was faithful. He died in battle. Though Judah repented, destruction still came. Even though wasn't everyone supposed to die for their own sins and not their fathers'? Well this chapter confuses me. Here's Josiah who was righteous and he got killed, and the city in Jonah escaped without any repercussions. I'm sorry but in this scenario I find it hard to see God as the good guy.
So did Josiah.Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”
And as there were many people in nineveh, I doubt the feelings are unanimous.
but if I was a follower, how would you recommend I break out of it? How do I differentiate the lies from the truth? He's mixing a little lie with a lot of truth. Common marketing trick actually. Provide a lot of facts and then attempt to pass your own stuff as fact together with the rest.
The problem is not everyone is a bible expert.